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Trainer Comparison

Statistics by Year:
Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Janet E. Elliot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 27 136 5.04 11 11 26 8.09% 35.29% $494,310 $3,635 $18,308 0 1

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Janet E. Elliot 1 1 1 0 1 0 0% 100% $5,400 $5,400 $5,400 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 32 119 3.72 11 13 19 9.24% 36.13% $731,177 $6,144 $22,849 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Janet E. Elliot 2 6 3 1 1 1 16.67% 50% $24,100 $4,017 $12,050 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 14 43 3.07 2 4 5 4.65% 25.58% $409,857 $9,532 $29,276 2 2

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Janet E. Elliot 4 21 5.25 3 0 5 14.29% 38.1% $76,125 $3,625 $19,031 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 25 161 6.44 17 33 24 10.56% 45.96% $546,342 $3,393 $21,854 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Janet E. Elliot 3 13 4.33 0 0 1 0% 7.69% $17,146 $1,319 $5,715 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 25 112 4.48 19 14 14 16.96% 41.96% $495,723 $4,426 $19,829 0 2

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Janet E. Elliot 3 6 2 0 0 0 0% 0% $3,165 $528 $1,055 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 31 64 2.06 3 9 7 4.69% 29.69% $180,226 $2,816 $5,814 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Janet E. Elliot 1 1 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $600 $600 $600 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 95 409 4.31 30 52 56 7.33% 33.74% $2,352,769 $5,752 $24,766 0 1

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Janet E. Elliot 3 7 2.33 0 1 0 0% 14.29% $9,015 $1,288 $3,005 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 105 518 4.93 58 73 85 11.2% 41.7% $3,560,809 $6,874 $33,912 1 3

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Janet E. Elliot 4 11 2.75 0 0 1 0% 9.09% $8,900 $809 $2,225 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 124 453 3.65 34 49 67 7.51% 33.11% $1,944,631 $4,293 $15,683 0 1

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Janet E. Elliot 8 18 2.25 0 1 2 0% 16.67% $25,362 $1,409 $3,170 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 148 500 3.38 53 48 66 10.6% 33.4% $2,622,804 $5,246 $17,722 0 5

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Janet E. Elliot 6 25 4.17 2 1 3 8% 24% $59,749 $2,390 $9,958 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 165 665 4.03 63 78 86 9.47% 34.14% $3,286,368 $4,942 $19,917 0 6

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Janet E. Elliot 6 22 3.67 2 1 2 9.09% 22.73% $50,202 $2,282 $8,367 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 184 637 3.46 78 107 82 12.24% 41.92% $4,324,656 $6,789 $23,504 0 1

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Janet E. Elliot 9 38 4.22 6 5 4 15.79% 39.47% $256,109 $6,740 $28,457 1 0
Gary C. Contessa 134 500 3.73 56 59 61 11.2% 35.2% $3,012,698 $6,025 $22,483 1 2

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Janet E. Elliot 9 27 3 3 2 2 11.11% 25.93% $131,604 $4,874 $14,623 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 146 586 4.01 55 77 81 9.39% 36.35% $2,679,770 $4,573 $18,355 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Janet E. Elliot 9 29 3.22 3 3 2 10.34% 27.59% $63,309 $2,183 $7,034 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 123 543 4.41 64 63 81 11.79% 38.31% $2,412,920 $4,444 $19,617 0 4

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Janet E. Elliot 10 18 1.8 3 0 2 16.67% 27.78% $60,450 $3,358 $6,045 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 190 742 3.91 99 106 106 13.34% 41.91% $3,470,766 $4,678 $18,267 2 5

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Janet E. Elliot 8 29 3.63 8 5 3 27.59% 55.17% $231,132 $7,970 $28,892 1 0
Gary C. Contessa 246 1102 4.48 141 150 182 12.79% 42.92% $4,622,474 $4,195 $18,791 1 2

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Janet E. Elliot 11 34 3.09 3 2 3 8.82% 23.53% $99,100 $2,915 $9,009 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 330 1287 3.9 178 175 166 13.83% 40.33% $7,482,466 $5,814 $22,674 6 21

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Janet E. Elliot 7 33 4.71 4 1 3 12.12% 24.24% $81,876 $2,481 $11,697 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 296 1230 4.16 176 172 186 14.31% 43.41% $7,597,713 $6,177 $25,668 2 19

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Janet E. Elliot 11 49 4.45 3 9 7 6.12% 38.78% $92,534 $1,888 $8,412 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 256 945 3.69 167 150 143 17.67% 48.68% $6,331,923 $6,700 $24,734 2 15

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Janet E. Elliot 9 29 3.22 2 4 4 6.9% 34.48% $53,130 $1,832 $5,903 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 160 610 3.81 92 92 80 15.08% 43.28% $3,457,480 $5,668 $21,609 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Janet E. Elliot 20 64 3.2 4 8 6 6.25% 28.13% $146,361 $2,287 $7,318 1 0
Gary C. Contessa 138 537 3.89 75 91 60 13.97% 42.09% $2,730,548 $5,085 $19,787 0 2

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Janet E. Elliot 21 78 3.71 7 3 5 8.97% 19.23% $147,566 $1,892 $7,027 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 149 528 3.54 59 58 64 11.17% 34.28% $2,235,357 $4,234 $15,002 0 4

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Janet E. Elliot 17 64 3.76 11 8 12 17.19% 48.44% $432,949 $6,765 $25,468 2 0
Gary C. Contessa 170 746 4.39 108 111 91 14.48% 41.55% $3,524,675 $4,725 $20,733 0 4

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Janet E. Elliot 15 51 3.4 5 5 8 9.8% 35.29% $140,582 $2,757 $9,372 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 144 581 4.03 71 73 85 12.22% 39.41% $2,407,958 $4,145 $16,722 0 4

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Janet E. Elliot 22 81 3.68 7 17 6 8.64% 37.04% $423,356 $5,227 $19,243 2 0
Gary C. Contessa 129 427 3.31 52 64 45 12.18% 37.7% $1,821,803 $4,267 $14,123 0 1

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Janet E. Elliot 21 72 3.43 13 13 13 18.06% 54.17% $433,353 $6,019 $20,636 3 0
Gary C. Contessa 78 358 4.59 45 50 58 12.57% 42.74% $1,551,485 $4,334 $19,891 1 2

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Janet E. Elliot 31 114 3.68 14 17 19 12.28% 43.86% $614,515 $5,390 $19,823 5 0
Gary C. Contessa 55 280 5.09 46 39 30 16.43% 41.07% $1,160,824 $4,146 $21,106 0 5

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Janet E. Elliot 31 83 2.68 20 11 12 24.1% 51.81% $524,271 $6,317 $16,912 3 0
Gary C. Contessa 42 247 5.88 33 33 41 13.36% 43.32% $714,914 $2,894 $17,022 0 1

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Janet E. Elliot 26 98 3.77 15 14 13 15.31% 42.86% $370,024 $3,776 $14,232 2 0
Gary C. Contessa 36 203 5.64 18 31 27 8.87% 37.44% $402,307 $1,982 $11,175 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Janet E. Elliot 25 108 4.32 19 13 16 17.59% 44.44% $334,187 $3,094 $13,367 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 42 203 4.83 18 19 30 8.87% 33% $482,614 $2,377 $11,491 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Janet E. Elliot 38 129 3.39 24 18 14 18.6% 43.41% $362,195 $2,808 $9,531 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 50 281 5.62 25 35 28 8.9% 31.32% $808,550 $2,877 $16,171 0 2

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Janet E. Elliot 45 142 3.16 20 16 12 14.08% 33.8% $413,294 $2,911 $9,184 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 97 484 4.99 70 57 63 14.46% 39.26% $1,316,087 $2,719 $13,568 2 6

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Janet E. Elliot 41 204 4.98 26 28 32 12.75% 42.16% $540,045 $2,647 $13,172 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 140 688 4.91 120 103 76 17.44% 43.46% $1,548,691 $2,251 $11,062 1 5

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Janet E. Elliot 41 211 5.15 43 30 30 20.38% 48.82% $969,460 $4,595 $23,645 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 116 550 4.74 86 87 76 15.64% 45.27% $1,142,671 $2,078 $9,851 1 2